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    Spreading the Toughbook virus

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by thunderbolt500, Jun 7, 2014.

  1. thunderbolt500

    thunderbolt500 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Last weekend, after I purchased my "new" CF-30 Mk2, I was telling a friend about it, mentioning that the seller had sold about half of his stock of 76 units when I bought mine, and had sold the rest by the time mine had arrived. He said "You should have told me; I would have bought one too!" So I promised to look around for him.

    This morning I emailed him with a link to a nice Mk2, and he hit the "Buy it now" button. It was slightly more-expensive than mine, but came with a factory GPS and a WWAN modem, and had more hours.

    Then I sent him an email with links to all of the parts that he'd need (drive caddy, DVD multi-drive, AC adapter, SSD) and the "best offer" prices that I was successful with, a note to join NBR and TBT, and the link to the CF-30 wiki and the Mk2 Win7 installation instructions.

    So I'm already spreading the Toughbook virus, even before my "build" parts have arrived. lol
     
    thunderbolt500, Jun 7, 2014
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  2. toughasnails

    toughasnails Toughbook Moderator Moderator

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    and there is only one way to fight the virus....buy more Toughbook's :thumbsup: . Six years ago I bought my first one, a CF-28 and then a few 29's and 18's and 30's and 19's and 50's and 51's and 52's and 74's and M34's and the last one....a 53. I think about 27 Toughbook's in total and then your going to need spare parts and that's another story.... :swoon:
     
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  3. Alecgold

    Alecgold Notebook Evangelist

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    Hahaha, I bought one and am still holding of on buying another one. With difficulties, true, but I might have to buy a new cf-19 mk8 if they come out :-D
     
    Alecgold, Jun 8, 2014
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  4. thunderbolt500

    thunderbolt500 Notebook Enthusiast

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    That's not fighting it, that's giving in! lol

    "We are the Toughbook. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile."
     
    thunderbolt500, Jun 8, 2014
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